Music to Code By: Anna Calvi

Anna Calvi is the first new act to really catch my attention in 2011. Her self-titled debut shows a lot of promise, bookended by the lead-in “Rider to the Sea” and the closing “Love Won’t Be Leaving”. In between are eight more tracks: dark and moody, but mostly holding back. I get the feeling she’s going to go on a tear at any moment, but it never quite happens, at least not in studio.

Anna Calvi (iTunes, Amazon MP3)

Live, though, can be another story. Check out this live performance of “Love Won’t Be Leaving” at The Luminaire:

Wow. When is she coming to the US?